Nertera sinensis Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Nertera

Characteristics

Low herbs, with main stems creeping and reproductive stems erect, to 10 cm tall; stems angled, glabrous. Petiole 1-3 mm, glabrous; leaf blade drying papery, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 0.7-1.6 × 0.35-0.5 cm, glabrous or sparsely hispidulous on both surfaces, abaxially rough due to enlarged thin-walled cells that dry with scurfy appearance, base cuneate to acute, margins hispidulous, apex acute to cuneate; secondary veins not visible; stipules narrowly triangular, 0.8-1 mm, obtuse to acute or aristate and usually glandular. Flowers sessile. Calyx glabrous; ovary portion 1-1.5 mm; limb truncate, 0.1-0.2 mm. Corolla pale green, funnelform, glabrous; tube ca. 1 mm; lobes triangular, ca. 0.5 mm, acute to obtuse. Drupes dark blue to black, subglobose, 2-6 mm in diam.; pyrenes 4. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Jul-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Nertera sinensis world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:757496-1
WFO ID wfo-0000251626
COL ID 6S95V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Coprosma sinensis Nertera sinensis